On The Fly: Early Season Dustup Over Valentine's Remarks

Well, who would have predicted the first Red Sox clubhouse earthquake of 2012 to come this early in the year, especially considering the historically warm and gracious personality of first-year Boston manager Bobby Valentine? OK, maybe not. Valentine is his name, hardly indicative of any sort of sweetness, that's for sure, something Kevin Youkilis learned Monday. On Patriots Day in Boston it was Valentine loading the musket by going on the radio and seemingly criticizing Youk, telling WHDH's SportsXtra show, "I don't think he's as physically or emotionally into the game as he has been in the past for some reason." Dear Youk, how you like me now? Sincerely, Bobby V. Coming off last year's clubhouse detonating fried chicken-gate, it seems hardly the tone Valentine wants to set this early, even if Youkilis has been a little slow out of the gate. Valentine apologized by the end of the day, but it remains to be seen what fault lines have now been created. ... After the morning tremors, the Red Sox went on to lose 1-0 to Tampa Bay, done in by a seventh inning bases loaded walk from Daniel Bard.

•Good thing the Fly decided not to make this the year to debut in the Boston Marathon. Temperatures reached 89 degrees along the 26.2 mile course Monday and more than 2,000 people were treated at medical tents and local hospitals after the event. About 4,000 people who registered for the race did not run, although the event still saw more than 22,000 runners start.

•Happy Tax Day Monday. Well, maybe not if you're Lindsey Vonn. The American alpine skier who won gold at the Vancouver Olympics is going to need a lot more gold than the kind that hangs around the neck to catch up on some back taxes. Vonn found out recently she owes the government a little over $1.7 million in back taxes. In a statement on her Facebook page, Vonn said she is doing everything in her power to settle the debt as quickly as possible. "Not being in control of my finances and relying on someone else who you believed had your best interest at heart was a mistake and one I will not make twice." Vonn is in the midst of a divorce with her husband, Thomas Vonn.

•Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle and former Windsor High School star Terrance "Pot Roast" Knighton will miss the next three months of the Jaguars offseason program while he recovers from eye surgery. Knighton had the surgery hours after getting hit with a bottle during a disturbance at a Jacksonville nightclub on April 8. It was also reported that the 340-pound Knighton made threats to shoot people outside the club after the fight.